Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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East Bay Democratic Club
One God, One Aim, One Destiny
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(1920) Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
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John E. Prim (1898-1961)
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Felix Wayne Mitchell (“Felix the Cat”) (1954-1986)

Explore Global African History

Mariam Mengistu
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Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937- )
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Rachel Megan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex (1981- )
Ariana Miyamoto, The New Miss Japan
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Ariana Miyamoto (1994- )
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Negritude Movement

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007
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The Blood of Entertainers: The Life and Times of Jimi Hendrix’s Paternal Grandparents
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
New World Passover Celebration, Dimora, Israel, 2010
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The Black Diaspora in Israel, 1965 to 2011

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators